Une ferme peut être un endroit dangereux. La machinerie lourde, les animaux, le terrain accidenté et les conditions météorologiques changeantes représentent plusieurs facteurs de risque qui peuvent venir bouleverser une journée déjà longue et ardue. De plus, la plupart sont situées dans des zones reculées et isolées des services d’urgence. 

Dairy farmers now have a more powerful, long-term tool to affect the milking time of their herds with a new trait developed by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB): milking speed, which became available for Holsteins in the August triannual genetic evaluations.

I’ve always thought that the saying “Dog days of summer” came from our dog who in the heat will be sprawled out under a tree or under the porch where not even the evilest of Amazon delivery trucks can get her to move. 

Starting an on-farm creamery and selling local products directly to consumers at their drive-through market has given Ryan and Haylee Mensonides optimism for the future of the dairy industry while helping to create a legacy for their four sons.

The livestock industry is thriving with high calf prices. Sound accounting principles are crucial for strategic investments and sustainable growth. Managerial accounting offers a broader perspective on expenses and profitability.

In my head, I practiced the lines that worked out so well for Liam Neeson. When his daughter was abducted by Albanian human traffickers in Taken, he was smooth in getting her out of trouble. I just hoped I didn’t have to explain that my very particular skills, whatever I have of them, were related to farming.

The school calendar used to follow the harvest. Children needed to help with harvesting and canning the produce, which they had spent the summer growing as a family.

When I was out working the ground for corn planting this spring, I found a most unusual rock.